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U. S. Treasurys aren't selling like they used to
15+ hour, 27+ min ago (169+ words) The share of U. S. debt held by foreign countries has been shrinking. Plus: Big tech IPOs, airline earnings, and the hidden driver of the music industry. Mohamed El-Erian, professor at the Wharton School and chief economic advisor at Allianz, says the…...
Trust in government data practices is rapidly deteriorating
4+ hour, 2+ min ago (133+ words) marketplace. org Elizabeth Laird, director of equity in civic technology at the non-profit Center for Democracy and Technology, says about three'fourths of Americans are concerned about how the federal government handles their personal data, according to the organization's newest survey....
Bytes: Week in Review - Space X eyes an IPO, community members want legal commitments from Micron, and You Tube to ditch AI slop
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (192+ words) Paresh Dave, senior writer at WIRED, joins Marketplace's Meghan Mc Carty Carino on "Tech Bytes: Week in Review." A Micron memory chip factory in upstate New York is wrangling with local groups who want legal assurances the project will benefit…...
More spending on data center construction had limited impact on GDP
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (473+ words) Data centers were one of the bright spots in a year that saw total construction spending decline 1. 4% from the previous year. After some government shutdown-related delays, data on construction spending for the entirety of last year is finally out. Friday's…...
Bytes: Week in Review - Space X's IPO, Iran threatens U. S. tech firms and California's new AI executive order
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (205+ words) Paresh Dave, senior writer at WIRED, joins Marketplace's Meghan Mc Carty Carino for this week's "Tech Bytes: Week in Review." On this week's "Marketplace Tech Bytes: Week in Review," Big Tech operations in the Middle East from companies like Apple,…...
Why 2026 is the year of the mega-IPO
16+ hour, 29+ min ago (443+ words) Space X. Anthropic. Open AI. These three tech giants are looking to unlock a new level of investment from the public market. It's been a while since a company with a ton of hype " think Facebook or Uber " has offered its…...
Bike Oven doesn't want to fix your bike. They want to teach you how to do it.
23+ hour, 2+ min ago (290+ words) David Brancaccio is host and senior editor of "Marketplace Morning Report." There is a money story under nearly everything, but David often focuses on regulation of financial markets, the role of technology in labor markets, the history of innovation, digital…...
Top economist says the U. S. role in the world is being eroded
15+ hour, 37+ min ago (186+ words) Mohamed El-Erian, professor at the Wharton School and chief economic advisor at Allianz, says the war, among other things, is wearing down confidence in the U. S. and its "ability to inform and influence outcomes." On Tuesday, the U. S. and Iran agreed to…...
The Fed's favorite inflation measure is more accurate than CPI. It's also slower
16+ hour, 32+ min ago (448+ words) Two inflation reports drop this week, but neither captures the full picture of what's happening to prices in real time. The gap comes down to a trade-off economists know well: speed versus comprehensiveness. Consumers are expecting inflation will rise this…...
With the U. S. borrowing less from foreign countries, Americans pay higher prices
16+ hour, 2+ min ago (657+ words) The share of U. S. debt held by foreign countries has been shrinking. The only way the U. S. can spend the way it spends " which is to say, more than it earns " is by borrowing. A lot. And who it's borrowing from makes…...